Go short, the long haul is already covered | MuniWireless

When you look at pre-bid broadband stimulus grant requests, doesn’t it seem odd to you that so many rural areas are looking for long haul build outs? In most cases, grant applicants are looking only at private carrier assets and, if there is nothing available, they request grant assistance for a long haul connection.

Few grant applicants recognize the availability of greater distance wireless point-to-point technologies as noted in the MuniWireless article. Even this is minuscule compared to the tremendous amount of long haul assets available in public sector emergency communications, utility and transportation fiber optic and wireless networks facilities (including large amounts of unused wireless spectrum)...